Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Idzwan bin Zakaria was born in Maternity Hospital Kuala Lumpur, then called, on the afternoon of 5th July 1970. Both his parents were public servants from the "kampungs" working in a busy city. Due to their work commitments, AP Dr Idzwan has to move from one town to the other. He was brought up mainly in Ipoh from 1975 until 1985. He started his primary school in 1977 in St. Michael's Institution Ipoh in which he was there until he completed his lower secondary school examination, then called "SRP". He then continued his study in Sekolah Menengah Sains Teluk Intan (Teluk Intan Science Secondary School). Upon completion his higher secondary school examination called "SPM" at that time, he pursued his study in Basic Science Centre, University of Malaya. After two years, the Public Service Department of Malaysia has sent him with a full scholarship to then called University College Galway Ireland, now known as National University Ireland Galway NUIG to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. After six years in Ireland, being a patriotic person that he is, AP Dr Idzwan came back to serve the people of Malaysia in July of 1996. He did his housemanship in Ipoh General Hospital in early 1997 and then as a district medical officer in Parit Buntar Hospital for 4 years. he then pursued his ambition to become an emergency physician in University Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. He continued as a lecturer in emergency medicine in USM in 2004 and later moved to University of Malaya in 2007. He has created multiple systems in Trauma and Emergency Department, namely Trauma Team Protocol, Stroke Team Protocol, Trauma ward, paediatric emergency to name a few. His special interest are trauma and pre hospital care. He is currently the President of College of Emergency Medicine Academy of Medicine Malaysia until 2015.

Design of a Medical Centre in Preparation for Disaster at a Disaster Workshop, Cyberjaya University, Design of a Medical Centre in Preparation for Disaster at a Disaster Workshop, Cyberjaya University, 08 Jun 2009 to 09 Jun 2009, Cyberjaya University, (National)

Trauma System in Malaysia: An experience in University Malaya Medical Centre, International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2014, 11 Jun 2014 to 14 Jun 2014, Hong Kong College of Emergency Medicine, (International)

The roles of clinical laboratory tests in the area hit by a disaster: Malaysian emergency physicians experience, The 7th Asian Conference on Emergency Medicine, 23 Oct 2013 to 25 Oct 2013, Japanese Association of Acute Medicine, (International)

BNP in diagnosing heart failure. An experience in an Emergency department in Malaysia., 2014 International Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (ICPaLM2014), 26 Aug 2014, College of Pathologists, AMM, (International)

Point of Care in Emergency Obstetric, International Seminar of Medical Fiesta 2014, 26 Oct 2014 to 27 Dec 2014, University of Brawijaya Malang Indonesia, (International)

Older People's Use of Accident and Emergency Services in Mohd Amin MM, Tan MP, Mohd Idzwan Z. Older People's Use of Accident and Emergency Services in Malaysia: How do They Fare compared To Their Young Counterparts?, The 9th Malaysian National Geriatric Conference, 19 Sep 2013 to 21 Sep 2013, Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine, (National)

Masters Degree, Sona Pradhan, An audit on performance of the first trauma team in UMMC, 2009/2010

Masters Degree, Chai Dek Chiun, A study on the competency of auscultation assessment using a stethoscope among the paramedics and nurses in emergency department Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Rahimah Klang, 2009/2010

Masters Degree, Monir O. Mhemed Abusharib, -, 2009/2010

Masters Degree, Victor Au, Audit on the use of IV N-Acetylcysteine for paracetamol overdose patients in UMMC, 2009/2010

Masters Degree, Rishya A/L Manikam, Does Applying the Canadian Cervical Spine Rule (CCSR) reduce the number of Lateral Cervical Spine Xrays Request Rates in Low Risk Category of Alert and Stable Patients with Blunt Trauma to the Neck at Accident and Emergency Department of University Malaya, 2006/2007

Masters Degree, Chan Swee Sing, A study on the demographic characteristics and factors associated with ambulance usage for low acuity conditions in the Trauma and Emergency Department of UMMC, 2009/2010

Chairman to the Improving the Usage of IV rTPA in the Management of Acute Stroke in Malaysia Committee under the College of Emergency Physician (CEP) Academy Medicine Malaysia (AMM), (National), 19-Jun-14

Chairman of the Pro Tem committee of Malaysian Journal of Emergency Medicine under CEP, (National), 19-Jun-14